The Open Wounds of Ferguson and NYPD
Written by Amen Oyiboke, Staff Writer
11 December 2014
Protesters in New York participate in demonstrations holding signs rallying against a grand jury’s decision not to indict NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo for Garner’s death. (Associated Press)
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This Week in Black History (December 4-10)
Written by Amen Oyiboke, Staff Writer
05 December 2014
(Fred Hampton)
December 4
1915- The Great Migration began with approximately two million African American Southerners move to the Northern industrial centers to find work within the next following ... read more >>

Johnson: Immigration changes 'simple common sense'
Written by ERICA WERNER, Associated Press
05 December 2014
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson speaks at a news conference following the secretary's visit to the Islamic Center of the San Gabriel Valley in Rowland Heights, Calif., Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014. ... read more >>

Report Shows Which Christmas Toys are Hazardous
Written by Intern 1
05 December 2014
With the holiday shopping season in full swing, a consumer advocacy group teamed up with Children's Hospital Los Angeles to release the 29th annual ``Trouble in Toyland'' report, highlighting toys that ... read more >>

Obama wants more police wearing body cameras
Written by Brian W. Carter (Staff Writer)
05 December 2014
President Barack Obama addresses the crowd on issues surrounding the protests in Ferguson, Mo., after meeting with community leaders about the executive actions he is taking to fix the immigration system ... read more >>

Rev. Jesse Jackson calls for peace after Ferguson
Written by Associated Press
05 December 2014
The Rev. Jesse Jackson talks to students and teachers at an assembly Monday, Dec. 1, 2014, at the Technology Access Foundation Academy in Kent, Wash. Jackson spoke at length about a grand jury's decision ... read more >>

Senate Candidate Isadore Hall
Written by Kenneth D. Miller Assistant Managing Editor
05 December 2014
Encourages Blacks to Vote Dec. 9
Leading senate candidate Isadore Hall III is not taking anything for granted and is pushing a ‘Get Out The Vote’ campaign in advance of his Dec. 9 special ... read more >>

Historical Legislative Black Caucus Sworn In
Written by Kenneth D. Miller Assistant Managing Editor
05 December 2014
Powerful CLBC Expands to its largest ever
Despite record low voter turnout that swept throughout the Southland and state and doomed the hope of Democrats in Congress and United States Senate, ... read more >>

Christmas Season Begins with Traditional Tree Lighting
Written by Kenneth D. Miller Assistant Managing Editor
04 December 2014
Councilman Bernard Parks Celebrates 12th Ceremony
An event that began 12 years ago with 8th District First Lady Bobbi Parks spearheading a campaign to raise $100,000 to purchase a 100 foot-tall Christmas ... read more >>

City to Grant $100,000 to Homeless Outreach
Written by City News Service
04 December 2014
The city of Los Angeles will pay $100,000 to a homeless outreach group to direct Venice's chronically homeless population to beds at the Westside Winter Shelter, which opens for the winter season and ... read more >>